Wander through newspaper clippings of state fairs gone by, and the file marked "Midway" offers slim pickings.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -- Henry Brandt Jr., the man known as "Mr. Nebraska State Fair," has died following recent heart surgery. He was 88. Brandt was manager of the Nebraska State Fair for 23 years ...

Before there was a state there was a fair. It was called the Territorial and Mechanical Fair and it was located in Nebraska City on the banks of the Missouri River in 1859.

The Nebraska State Fair announced a new replacement act after a group canceled their tour.

The Nebraska State Fair, Aug. 27 through Sept. 6, has something for everyone, especially Nebraska’s senior citizens.

Nebraska State Fair Executive Director Jaime Parr said in 2021 the State Fair, Fonner Park, City of Grand Island and other stakeholders came to develop a master plan.

Nebraska State Fair officials said it was the perfect storm--they overspent on entertainment for their 150th celebration and overestimated revenues, and then the rains came.The fair was forced to ...

Brandt’s Legislative Bill 170 was the vehicle for multiple proposals that would use sales taxes to generate funds to reduce the local and state dependency on property taxes, something that Gov ...

The Nebraska State Fair will return for its 154th year this August with a new theme.